AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Ethiopia > Opal (var. Crystal Fire Opal) |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 44832 |
Mineral: | Opal (var. Crystal Fire Opal) |
Locality: | 570 km north of Addis Ababa, Wello (Wollo), Delanta Plateau, Tigray, Ethiopia |
Description: | Unusual formation of rough transparent amber-colored opal with conchoidal surfaces that reveal a transparent interior that has a white Jelly-bean-shaped internal nodule. The outer layers of the nodule have bright green to orange fire (play of colors). Total weight 112.5 carats |
Overall Size: | 30x28x26 mm |
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Archived: | For reference only |
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